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Alex Civetta
financing matters for innovators in the software, technology, professional services, and biotechnology industries. Since 2021 Alex has been named a Top Lawyer in Corporate Law by Boston Magazine; since 2022, Alex has been nationally... View Details
Keywords: Legal
- 22 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
The ‘Mother of Fair Trade’ was an Unabashed Price Protectionist
Sawyer adds, “Gleason and others argued that their version of fair trade—albeit domestic oriented—offered higher wages, better services, and quality guarantees.” Prior to Gleason entering the scene, fair trade efforts had fallen flat. Americans had long been wary of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
HBS Grads Make Their Mark in India
Group CEO Abhi Shah (MBA ’06) Clutch Group is a global provider of legal support services, working with corporate legal departments and major law firms. Founded in 2006, based... View Details
- 27 Aug 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
The Impact of Patent Wars on Firm Strategy: Evidence from the Global Smartphone Market
- 06 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Consumers Blame Business for Global Health Problems. Can Business Become the Solution?
to appeal to young would-be smokers. But corporate distrust runs so deep for some consumers that constructive dialogue is virtually impossible; consider vaccination skeptics who criticize Big Pharma’s influence, despite considerable... View Details
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Buy Now, Pay Later: Credit, Information, and the Courts
rating. The case law and regulatory structure arising out of these legal challenges set precedents that continue to influence the law relating to privacy, libel, and intellectual property today. The... View Details
- 25 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
MNCs in Asia: Investing in the Future
said Howson, who focuses on mergers and acquisitions, project finance, and capital markets in his firm's Beijing office. The creation of domestic capital markets, increasing access to foreign capital, legal changes in View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 21 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Bio-Piracy: When Western Firms Usurp Eastern Medicine
discover how immigration law affects the number of such patents, and explain how, under certain conditions, patenting traditional medicine can mutually benefit both corporate firms and indigenous communities. Where's The Proof? The... View Details
- September 2007 (Revised October 2007)
- Supplement
Children's Hospital and Clinics (B)
By: Amy C. Edmondson, Ingrid M. Nembhard and Kate Roloff
Explores the numerous initiatives Children's Hospital and Clinics has undertaken to improve patient safety since the late 1990s--from the perspective of 2007. The case thus updates the A case by revisiting the hospital to find out what happened as a result of the... View Details
Keywords: Safety; Change Management; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Legal Liability; Leadership; Management Teams; Health Industry
Edmondson, Amy C., Ingrid M. Nembhard, and Kate Roloff. "Children's Hospital and Clinics (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 608-073, September 2007. (Revised October 2007.)
- 10 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Rethink the Value of Joint Ventures
appear to be both more fragile and less rewarding. Q: What did you observe on the evolution of financial and ownership arrangements of transnational corporations in recent years? A: The quest for control of their subsidiaries reflects the... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 09 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 9
legal event as a natural experiment to examine equity-debt conflicts in the vicinity of financial distress. A 1991 Delaware bankruptcy ruling changed the nature of corporate directors' fiduciary duties in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Deals - Course Catalog
Wednesdays during the entirety of class time. Paper Enrollment: Limited to 42 HBS and 42 HLS students Overview: This advanced negotiation course examines complex corporate deals. Many of the class sessions will be View Details
- 16 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Resolving Patent Disputes that Impede Innovation
organizations] potentially will 'blackmail' IP owners to accept low prices in exchange for their functionalities being selected into the standard." Structured Price Commitments The paper goes on to explore and endorse the idea of... View Details
- January 2008 (Revised March 2008)
- Supplement
Uría Menéndez (B) (Abridged)
By: Robert G. Eccles
This one-page case, to be handed out in class, briefly lists the three major strategic options facing Uria Menendez. View Details
Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Law; Geographic Location; Expansion; Strategic Planning; Legal Services Industry; Iberian Peninsula
Eccles, Robert G. "Uría Menéndez (B) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Supplement 408-089, January 2008. (Revised March 2008.)
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Enron’s Legacy
for corporate boards. The yes answer reflects the fact that many productive aspects of corporate governance and control that have proven effective in the private-equity industry were noticeably absent at... View Details
- 05 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 5, 2008
across countries, since that is the main channel through which legal origin affects financial development, and shows that all the evidence supports the idea of relative convergence in corporate governance... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- October 2011 (Revised October 2013)
- Case
A New Financial Policy at Swedish Match
By: Bo Becker and Michael Norris
Swedish Match is a profitable smokeless tobacco company with low debt compared to other firms in its industry. The firm's CFO now wants to revise the firm's conservative financial policy. View Details
Becker, Bo, and Michael Norris. "A New Financial Policy at Swedish Match." Harvard Business School Case 212-017, October 2011. (Revised October 2013.)
- 08 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Japan Compete? [Part Two]
to intervene in the process of competition and to improve the environment for competition. One of the points you mention in your book is that Japanese corporate practice has encouraged permanent employment. How is employee loyalty... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer
- 24 Aug 2017
- News
Unlocking Potential
Vocational and academic education programs in US correctional institutions have been around for more than a century. They have also achieved some success. In fact, a 2013 study by the Rand Corporation found that prison education helped... View Details